Recently, former Karnataka CM S. M. Krishna also campaigned for Nilekani. "When I was the Minister for External Affairs, I visited around 98 countries, and wherever I go people know Bangalore because of Infosys. Everybody knows us, and they know Nandan," Krishna said.

Renowned theatre personalities rooted for Nandan

Renowned theatre personalities, writers, actors from the Kannada film industry are all coming together to root for Nandan.